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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2018-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Management
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
CONT

A forest management sink can be used to offset any net emissions from afforestation, reforestation and deforestation ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
  • Silvicultura
  • Explotación forestal
OBS

Desde un punto de vista forestal se considera sumidero al "área por donde son canalizados el agua, los nutrientes o cualquier tipo de compuesto, físico o químico, o que sirve de almacén de los mismos. En la actualidad este término se aplica a los bosques para significar su papel en la absorción del anhídrido carbónico de la atmósfera y la consiguiente reducción del efecto invernadero".

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Record 2 2016-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climate Change
CONT

The second largest avenue of carbon loss from plants, after respiration, is the carbon flux to the soil (Fpl-soil) through litterfall (the shedding of plant parts and plant mortality) ...

OBS

carbon loss: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

Key term(s)
  • loss of carbon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Changements climatiques
CONT

À l'échelle planétaire, la perte de carbone à la suite de la mise en culture des terres sur les différents continents a contribué, de façon significative, à l'augmentation importante des concentrations de CO2 atmosphérique observées depuis 1850.

OBS

perte de carbone : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cambio climático
CONT

El balance de carbono de un ecosistema es la diferencia entre la absorción y pérdida de carbono a largo plazo en un área amplia.

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Record 3 2014-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences
  • Electronics and Informatics
  • Medicine and Health
  • Industries
DEF

A fluid nanodispersion where the dispersed phase is a solid.

OBS

The use of the term "nanosuspension" carries no implication regarding thermodynamic stability.

OBS

nanosuspension: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • nano-suspension

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques, physique et sciences naturelles
  • Électronique et informatique
  • Médecine et santé
  • Industries
DEF

Nanodispersion fluide dont la phase dispersée est solide.

OBS

L'emploi du terme «nanosuspension» ne laisse rien supposer de la stabilité thermodynamique du matériau.

OBS

nanosuspension : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • nano-suspension

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas, física y ciencias naturales
  • Electrónica e informática
  • Medicina y Salud
  • Industrias
CONT

Mediante la utilización de procesos de posproducción, las nanosuspensiones se preparan en distintas formas de presentación. La nanosuspensión aumenta la tasa de disolución y la absorción de una droga por el menor tamaño de las partículas y una mayor área de superficie.

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Record 4 2010-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Housing
CONT

For the protection and enhancement of "green internals" in the Middle Loire area, the main machinery resorted to is the "interdepartmental charter".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
DEF

Espace agricole et forestier situé entre des agglomérations.

OBS

En urbanisme le terme ceinture verte est le générique qui englobe des syntagmes plus spécifiques tels coupure verte, bande verte et zone agricole.

OBS

Le gouvernement québécois a adopté dans la Loi sur la protection du territoire agricole, no 90, le terme zone agricole.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Viviendas (Urbanismo)
DEF

Zona tampón.

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Record 5 2001-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacología
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